Bakersfield May 8 Weather Records

Daily averages and all-time records for weather in Bakersfield, California for the date of May 8.
May 8 All-Time Records
1893–2024
Highest temperature 100 °F 1987
Lowest temperature 40 °F 1908
Lowest daily high 63 °F 1933
Highest daily low 71 °F 1906
Most precipitation 0.95 inches 1928
Most snow none -
May 8 Average Weather
1991–2020 1
Average high 82.3 °F
Average low 55.7 °F
Chance precipitation 8.3%
Chance snow 0%
Bakersfield May 8 Weather by Year
Year High (°F) Low (°F) Precip. (inches) Snow (inches)
2023 76 50 0.00 0.0
2022 72 50 0.00 0.0
2021 83 59 0.00 0.0
2020 95 63 0.00 0.0
2019 84 58 0.00 0.0
2018 91 62 0.00 0.0
2017 81 56 0.00 0.0
2016 77 57 0.00 0.0
2015 69 53 0.00 0.0
2014 80 56 0.00 0.0
2013 77 57 0.00 0.0
2012 93 59 0.00 0.0
2011 71 55 0.00 0.0
2010 80 50 0.00 0.0
2009 85 58 0.00 0.0
2008 81 56 0.00 0.0
2007 96 58 0.00 0.0
2006 88 59 0.00 0.0
2005 80 51 0.00 0.0
2004 80 57 0.00 0.0
2003 64 51 0.01 0.0
2002 79 52 0.00 0.0
2001 99 62 0.00 0.0
2000 78 59 0.00 0.0
1999 75 43 0.00 0.0
1998 71 56 0.00 0.0
1997 90 56 0.00 0.0
1996 84 50 0.00 0.0
1995 75 50 0.00 0.0
1994 72 51 0.00 0.0
1993 78 46 0.00 0.0
1992 91 64 0.00 0.0
1991 81 56 0.00 0.0
1990 89 58 0.00 0.0
1989 95 65 0.00 0.0
1988 74 46 0.00 0.0
1987 100 66 0.00 0.0
1986 76 46 0.00 0.0
1985 75 48 0.00 0.0
1984 96 49 0.00 0.0
1983 74 49 0.00 0.0
1982 81 62 0.00 0.0
1981 85 54 0.00 0.0
1980 86 59 0.00 0.0
1979 72 49 0.00 0.0
1978 91 59 0.00 0.0
1977 68 54 0.15 0.0
1976 88 65 0.00 0.0
1975 84 56 0.00 0.0
1974 100 68 0.00 0.0
1973 81 55 0.00 0.0
1972 69 52 0.00 0.0
1971 72 54 0.00 0.0
1970 78 53 0.00 0.0
1969 85 60 0.00 0.0
1968 82 57 0.00 0.0
1967 90 62 0.00 0.0
1966 79 61 0.00 0.0
1965 78 48 0.00 0.0
1964 75 48 0.00 0.0
1963 83 57 0.00 0.0
1962 89 58 0.00 0.0
1961 86 50 0.00 0.0
1960 85 57 0.00 0.0
1959 91 60 0.00 0.0
1958 85 58 0.00 0.0
1957 73 57 0.00 0.0
1956 78 52 0.02 0.0
1955 66 53 0.01 0.0
1954 87 60 0.00 0.0
1953 69 50 0.00 0.0
1952 75 49 0.00 0.0
1951 80 49 0.00 0.0
1950 77 45 0.00 0.0
1949 80 57 0.00 0.0
1948 68 45 0.00 0.0
1947 71 57 0.00 0.0
1946 85 58 0.00 0.0
1945 78 58 0.00 0.0
1944 90 58 0.00 0.0
1943 85 49 0.00 0.0
1942 88 54 0.00 0.0
1941 88 56 0.00 0.0
1940 88 54 0.00 0.0
1939 93 59 0.00 0.0
1938 84 54 0.00 0.0
1937 78 51 0.00 0.0
1936 82 55 0.00 0.0
1935 87 53 0.00 0.0
1934 84 60 0.00 0.0
1933 63 44 0.00 0.0
1932 86 54 0.00 0.0
1931 92 56 0.00 0.0
1930 65 45 0.00 0.0
1929 87 51 0.00 0.0
1928 76 50 0.95 0.0
1927 70 48 0.00 n/a
1926 69 46 0.00 n/a
1925 82 49 0.00 0.0
1924 99 64 n/a n/a
1923 93 60 n/a n/a
1922 64 49 0.00 n/a
1921 73 51 n/a n/a
1920 80 52 n/a n/a
1919 88 60 0.00 n/a
1918 73 41 n/a n/a
1917 83 50 0.00 0.0
1916 72 44 0.00 n/a
1915 75 55 0.00 n/a
1914 85 53 0.00 n/a
1913 92 48 0.00 n/a
1912 71 59 n/a n/a
1911 82 60 0.00 0.0
1910 90 62 0.00 0.0
1909 96 67 0.00 n/a
1908 88 40 0.00 n/a
1907 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1906 96 71 0.00 n/a
1905 65 43 0.00 n/a
1904 98 53 0.00 n/a
1903 92 51 0.00 n/a
1902 88 55 0.00 n/a
1901 n/a n/a n/a 0.0
1900 n/a n/a 0.00 0.0
1899 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1898 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1897 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1896 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1895 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1894 n/a n/a n/a n/a
1893 75 53 0.00 n/a
What's the all-time high for Bakersfield on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the highest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 100 °F which has happened 2 times, most recently in 1987.
Highest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 100 °F 1987
1 100 °F 1974
3 99 °F 1924
3 99 °F 2001
5 98 °F 1904
6 96 °F 1984
6 96 °F 2007
6 96 °F 1909
6 96 °F 1906
10 95 °F 1989
10 95 °F 2020
What's the all-time low for Bakersfield on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the lowest temperature ever reached in Bakersfield history is 40 °F which happened in 1908.
Lowest Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 40 °F 1908
2 41 °F 1918
3 43 °F 1905
3 43 °F 1999
5 44 °F 1933
5 44 °F 1916
7 45 °F 1950
7 45 °F 1948
7 45 °F 1930
10 46 °F 1988
10 46 °F 1926
10 46 °F 1986
10 46 °F 1993
Lowest High Temperatures in Bakersfield on May 8
Rank Temperature Year
1 63 °F 1933
2 64 °F 2003
2 64 °F 1922
4 65 °F 1905
4 65 °F 1930
6 66 °F 1955
7 68 °F 1977
7 68 °F 1948
9 69 °F 1953
9 69 °F 2015
9 69 °F 1926
9 69 °F 1972
What's the most it has ever rained in Bakersfield on 5/8?
For the date of May 8, the most precipitation ever recorded in Bakersfield history is 0.95 inches which happened in 1928.
All-Time Most Precipitation in Bakersfield on May 8
Rank Precipitation Year
1 0.95 inches 1928
2 0.15 inches 1977
3 0.02 inches 1956
4 0.01 inches 2003
4 0.01 inches 1955
Weather Station Details
Years Station Coordinates
1937–2024 Bakersfield Airport location
1893–1937 Bakersfield location